Visitors: 170 India is a large developing country with nearly 700 million rural population directly depended on climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, forests and fisheries) and natural resources (such as water, biodiversity, mangroves, coastal zones, grasslands) for their subsistence and livelihoods. Further, the adaptive capacity of dry land farmers, forest dwellers, fisher folk and nomadic shepherds […]
Visitors: 127 India is a large developing country with nearly 700 million rural population directly depended on climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, forests and fisheries) and natural resources (such as water, biodiversity, mangroves, coastal zones, grasslands) for their subsistence and livelihoods. Further, the adaptive capacity of dry land farmers, forest dwellers, fisher folk and nomadic shepherds […]
Visitors: 194 May 12, 2011 (Kampala) – The Ugandan parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has regrettably recommended passage of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including retaining the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” Human Rights Watch said today. The committee’s report, as seen by Human Rights Watch, recommends amendments deleting some provisions but adding criminal penalties […]
Visitors: 198 May 12, 2011 (Kampala) – The Ugandan parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has regrettably recommended passage of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including retaining the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” Human Rights Watch said today. The committee’s report, as seen by Human Rights Watch, recommends amendments deleting some provisions but adding criminal penalties […]
Visitors: 222 May 12, 2011 (Kampala) – The Ugandan parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has regrettably recommended passage of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including retaining the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” Human Rights Watch said today. The committee’s report, as seen by Human Rights Watch, recommends amendments deleting some provisions but adding criminal penalties […]
Visitors: 183 May 12, 2011Kabul, Afghanistan At the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, paid an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. During the visit, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh held detailed discussions with H.E. President Hamid […]
Visitors: 176 May 12, 2011Kabul, Afghanistan At the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, paid an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. During the visit, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh held detailed discussions with H.E. President Hamid […]
Visitors: 223 May 12, 2011Kabul, Afghanistan At the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, paid an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. During the visit, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh held detailed discussions with H.E. President Hamid […]
Visitors: 147 May 12, 2011New Delhi The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh issued a statement in New Delhi this morning, before his departure for Kabul, on India completing the process of ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The statement is as follows: “I have been informed that India has completed the process of […]
Visitors: 143 May 12, 2011New Delhi The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh issued a statement in New Delhi this morning, before his departure for Kabul, on India completing the process of ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The statement is as follows: “I have been informed that India has completed the process of […]
Visitors: 143 Nagaland, India The peace channel, Kiphire region organized one day workshop on Leadership at Saramati School Kiphire. It was organized for the Peace Channel club leaders of the district, with the objective to empower and capacitate the youth to be peace lovers. Mr. G. kirithong Sangtam, Executive Chairman United Sangtam Student’s Conference was […]
Visitors: 187 Nagaland, India The peace channel, Kiphire region organized one day workshop on Leadership at Saramati School Kiphire. It was organized for the Peace Channel club leaders of the district, with the objective to empower and capacitate the youth to be peace lovers. Mr. G. kirithong Sangtam, Executive Chairman United Sangtam Student’s Conference was […]
Visitors: 284 May 11, 2011 (Washington, DC) – EG Justice and other civil society organizations today credited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Executive Board for soundly rejecting a petition by the government of Equatorial Guinea to reinstate a prize funded by and named after its president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In a […]
Visitors: 203 May 11, 2011 (Washington, DC) – EG Justice and other civil society organizations today credited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Executive Board for soundly rejecting a petition by the government of Equatorial Guinea to reinstate a prize funded by and named after its president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In a […]
Visitors: 219 May 11, 2011 (Washington, DC) – EG Justice and other civil society organizations today credited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Executive Board for soundly rejecting a petition by the government of Equatorial Guinea to reinstate a prize funded by and named after its president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In a […]
Visitors: 233 May 11, 2011 (New York) – Sudanese authorities should immediately release Hawa Abdallah or formally charge her with a credible, recognized offense, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdallah, who was arrested on May 6, 2011, is a community activist from the Abu Shouk displaced persons camp in North Darfur and a staff member […]
Visitors: 208 May 11, 2011 (New York) – Sudanese authorities should immediately release Hawa Abdallah or formally charge her with a credible, recognized offense, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdallah, who was arrested on May 6, 2011, is a community activist from the Abu Shouk displaced persons camp in North Darfur and a staff member […]
Visitors: 172 May 11, 2011 (New York) – Sudanese authorities should immediately release Hawa Abdallah or formally charge her with a credible, recognized offense, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdallah, who was arrested on May 6, 2011, is a community activist from the Abu Shouk displaced persons camp in North Darfur and a staff member […]
Visitors: 242 May 11, 2011 (New York) – United Nations special envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar should speak out against the absence of meaningful human rights reform in Burma since the November elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Nambiar, the special advisor to the secretary-general for Myanmar, visits Burma from May 11 to 13, 2011, […]
Visitors: 217 May 11, 2011 (New York) – United Nations special envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar should speak out against the absence of meaningful human rights reform in Burma since the November elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Nambiar, the special advisor to the secretary-general for Myanmar, visits Burma from May 11 to 13, 2011, […]
Visitors: 233 May 11, 2011 (New York) – United Nations special envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar should speak out against the absence of meaningful human rights reform in Burma since the November elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Nambiar, the special advisor to the secretary-general for Myanmar, visits Burma from May 11 to 13, 2011, […]
Visitors: 196 11 May 2011PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) strongly condemns the killing, mass arrests and disappearances of civilians including several journalists, bloggers, writers and activists in the crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests which has been taking place across Syrian cities since mid-March 2011. PEN is seriously concerned for the welfare of at […]
Visitors: 252 11 May 2011PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) strongly condemns the killing, mass arrests and disappearances of civilians including several journalists, bloggers, writers and activists in the crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests which has been taking place across Syrian cities since mid-March 2011. PEN is seriously concerned for the welfare of at […]
Visitors: 261 11 May 2011PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) strongly condemns the killing, mass arrests and disappearances of civilians including several journalists, bloggers, writers and activists in the crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests which has been taking place across Syrian cities since mid-March 2011. PEN is seriously concerned for the welfare of at […]
Visitors: 259 May 11, 2011 (New York) – The European Union and the United States should re-examine their relationships with the Uzbek government in light of its atrocious rights record, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the government massacre at Andijan, Uzbekistan. Both the EU and the US […]